Portable Document Format (PDF) is a file format used to present documents in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems.

PDF File Format

How JPedal allows you to view the commands in…

A new version of JPedal has been released and it contains an exciting new feature—the object stream decoder. If you want to use this...
Jacob Collins
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How to debug PDF files

The first JPedal release of 2023 has just been published and with it, some exciting new features have been added to our Java PDF...
Jacob Collins
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Top 9 PDF file questions with answers for developers

PDF stands for “portable document format”. It is a binary format made of objects -number, strings, arrays, dictionaries, streams and keywords ‘null’. Let’s understand...
Mark Stephens
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How PDF forms use JavaScript for validation

This blog post assumes you are aware of PDF forms. If this is a new topic for you, check out our introductory blog post....
Daniel Warren
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What are Blend modes in Java?

Blend modes allow you to draw in much more interesting ways than just over-writing one color with another. They are also very easy to...
Simon Lissack
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What are Blend Modes in PDF files?

The PDF File Format includes some very sophisticated features. One of the most interesting ones is the Blend Mode (introduced in PDF version 1.4)....
Mark Stephens
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